Vanarama National League South | Matchweek 42
| Meadow Park | 5 Apr 2025-15:00
Boreham Wood
3 : 0
Full Time
Salisbury
M. Rush
9'
M. Rush
37'
Érico Sousa
83'
| Attendance: 905 | Half Time: 2-0
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
3'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
5'
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Worthing
1 : 2
TRU
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BOR
3 : 0
Salisbury
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CHI
0 : 1
CHE
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EAS
4 : 1
WEY
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HAM
0 : 5
BAT
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HEM
1 : 1
ENF
5 Apr - 15:00
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Slough Town
3 : 0
Aveley
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ALB
1 : 1
Dorking Wanderers
5 Apr - 15:00
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TON
1 : 4
FAR
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TOR
1 : 2
CHE
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WEL
0 : 0
HOR
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WES
3 : 0
MAI
5 Apr - 15:00
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Salisbury fell to defeat at Boreham Wood, with two first-half goals from Matt Rush and a second-half rocket from Chico Sousa ensuring all three points stayed in Hertfordshire.

The hosts started the game like a team that had been given a stern telling off the week before after a damaging loss to playoff-chasing rivals.

The Wood came out playing passing football with an electric tempo.

Abdulmalik and Benton on the flanks asked questions of the Whites’ fullbacks from the get-go. Sam German made a strong standing tackle to prevent Abdulmalik from getting a shot off in the Salisbury box three minutes in.

Minutes later, former White Tom Whelan had the game’s first attempt. The Midfielders’ strike was well wide of Rhys Byrne’s post.

The Whites’ first chance of the contest fell to skipper Dan Fitchett. The striker controlled a lofted ball into the box and got a shot away, but the attempt flew just wide of the post.

In the 10th minute, the Hertfordshire side took the lead. Matt Rush smashed the ball home into an open goal after Byrne’s impressive initial save of Jon Benton’s close-range effort fell kindly to the player.

Ten minutes later, Rush was a whisker away from doubling his and Boreham Wood’s tally. Whelan provided the opportunity with a whipped ball across the box to the head of Rush, who couldn’t direct his header into the far corner.

In the 37th minute, after a lengthy spell of pressure was applied by the Hertfordshire side, Rush doubled the lead. Much like his first, the player was present at the back post to turn in the ball after it struck the crossbar.

The Whites went into halftime with a mountain to climb.

Minutes into the second period, the hosts were awarded a spot kick after Abdulmalik was deemed to have been brought down unfairly in the box.

Sousa failed to convert seeing his effort stopped by Byrne, who was able to cleanly gather the ball. A lifeline for the Whites.

The attack-minded introduction of Josh Hedges and Craig Fasanmade provided Dutton’s side with an injection of energy as the Whites started to pose a threat of their own, seeing more of the ball in the Boreham Wood final third.

Despite the improvement from the Wiltshire side, it was the hosts the chances kept falling for. Byrne made an excellent double stop to prevent the hosts.

In the 68th minute, Fitchett went fractions away from reaching Jordan Ragguette’s fizzed low cross across the six-yard box. The Whites had started to take authority in the match.

Sousa made up for his spot kick miss earlier in the half, scoring a corker into the top corner for the hosts’ third of the afternoon.

Nicholas Dunn sounded his whistle after the indicated four additional minutes were up to confirm defeat on the road for the Whites.

00:00
04:02
Highlights
00:00
06:24
Post Match Interview
Boreham Wood
 
g
N. Ashmore
 
d
C. Coxe
81'
 
m
J. Payne
 
m
T. Whelan
 
m
J. Benton
86'
 
d
C. Reynolds
 
m
Érico Sousa
83'89'
 
m
A. Abdulmalik
75'
 
d
J. Richardson
 
d
J. Yarney
 
f
M. Rush
9'37'86'
Substitutes
 
m
M. Sagaf
89'
 
f
T. Marsh
86'
 
d
C. O'Connell
81'
 
f
C. Clayden
75'
 
m
J. Dixon
86'
Salisbury
 
g
R. Byrne
 
m
J. Ragguette
 
d
T. Leggett
 
d
S. German
 
m
C. Watts
 
f
D. Fitchett
 
m
K. Gregory
54'
 
m
R. Silva
54'
 
m
Lewis Brown
72'
 
d
Sido Jombati
83'87'
 
m
O. Dore
Substitutes
 
d
F. Tonks
87'
 
d
J. Sommerton
 
m
Jaden Pérez
72'
 
m
C. Fasanmade
54'
 
m
J. Hedges
54'
Boreham Wood
Salisbury
M. Rush
Goal 1:0 9'
M. Rush
M. Rush
Goal 2:0 37'
M. Rush
Érico Sousa
Missed Penalty 51'
Érico Sousa
54' Substitute
In:J. Hedges
Out:R. Silva
J. Hedges
54' Substitute
In:C. Fasanmade
Out:K. Gregory
C. Fasanmade
72' Substitute
In:Jaden Pérez
Out:Lewis Brown
Jaden Pérez
C. Clayden
Substitute 75'
In:C. Clayden
Out:A. Abdulmalik
C. O'Connell
Substitute 81'
In:C. O'Connell
Out:C. Coxe
Érico Sousa
Goal 3:0 83'
Érico Sousa
83' Yellow Card
Sido Jombati
Sido Jombati
T. Marsh
Substitute 86'
In:T. Marsh
Out:M. Rush
J. Dixon
Substitute 86'
In:J. Dixon
Out:J. Benton
87' Substitute
In:F. Tonks
Out:Sido Jombati
F. Tonks
M. Sagaf
Substitute 89'
In:M. Sagaf
Out:Érico Sousa

League Table

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Truro City
Truro City
43
24
11
8
68
39
29
83
2
Worthing
Worthing
43
25
8
10
71
55
16
83
3 ▲
Eastbourne Borough
Eastbourne Borough
43
23
12
8
65
42
23
81
4 ▲
Torquay
Torquay
43
22
14
7
65
41
24
80
5 ▼
Dorking Wanderers
Dorking Wanderers
43
22
13
8
82
51
31
79
6
Boreham Wood
Boreham Wood
43
23
8
12
75
44
31
77
7
Maidstone Utd
Maidstone Utd
43
20
14
9
63
35
28
74
8
Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare
43
20
12
11
64
48
16
72
9
Farnborough
Farnborough
43
17
8
18
59
62
-3
59
10 ▲
Tonbridge Angels
Tonbridge Angels
43
16
11
16
50
53
-3
59
11 ▲
Chesham United
Chesham United
43
16
11
16
59
65
-6
59
12 ▼
Hemel Hempstead Town
Hemel Hempstead Town
43
16
11
16
61
70
-9
59
13 ▼
Chelmsford City
Chelmsford City
43
14
14
15
63
59
4
56
14 ▼
Hornchurch
Hornchurch
43
14
14
15
52
54
-2
56
15 ▲
Bath City
Bath City
43
14
11
18
43
45
-2
53
16 ▼
Chippenham Town
Chippenham Town
43
15
8
20
54
65
-11
53
17
Slough Town
Slough Town
43
13
12
18
64
69
-5
51
18
Hampton & Richmond
Hampton & Richmond
43
14
9
20
56
61
-5
51
19 ▲
Enfield Town
Enfield Town
43
13
8
22
46
78
-32
47
20 ▼
Salisbury
Salisbury
43
10
14
19
53
65
-12
44
21
St Albans City
St Albans City
43
8
17
18
43
58
-15
41
22
Welling United
Welling United
43
10
7
26
45
81
-36
37
23
Weymouth
Weymouth
43
6
14
23
40
66
-26
32
24
Aveley
Aveley
43
7
7
29
42
77
-35
28
Vanarama National League South Table